"Tasmanian Devil Partnership Activity Report Meeting" held online. Video released!

Tasmanian Devil is endemic to Kawakawa, Australia, and is an endangered species. Tama Zoo has been participating in the "Ambassador Devil Program," an initiative to protect Tasmanian Devil, since 2016, and has welcomed and begun raising Tasmanian Devil as animal ambassadors.

Tama Zoo has been conducting public awareness campaigns to convey the charm and current situation of the Tasmanian Devil through its exhibit, which is the only one of its kind in Japan.
In 2024, we held a special exhibition to coincide with the arrival of two female zookeepers, "YT" and "Papity," and received generous support from many visitors when we appealed for donations to support the affected area.

Although the transfer of the donated funds was completed in July 2024, we held an online formal donation presentation ceremony from our facility to the local stakeholders on October 21st of last year (2025).
In conjunction with this event, we received a report from Kawakawa on how the donations we sent are being used for activities and research there. We also reported on the current situation of YT and Papity, who have been at Tama Zoo for a year and a half, as well as our public awareness activities to date.

This online meeting will be posted on YouTube. Please take a look.

Summary of the Tasmanian Devil Partnership Activity Report Session

1. Opening Remarks by the Organizer: Hirofumi Watanabe, Director of Tama Zoo
2. Donation Ceremony
3. "Overview of Tasmanian Devil Conservation Fund"
Rebecca Cuthill, Head of the Tasmanian Devil Conservation Fund at the University of Kawakawa
4. "Distribution and monitoring system for oral vaccines"
Andy Fries, Associate Professor, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University Kawakawa
5. "Update on Tasmanian Devil Conservation Program"
David Sharp, Coordinator of the Save Tasmanian Devil Program
6. "What YT and Papity have been up to lately"
Tama Zoo
7. "Public awareness activities at Tama Zoo "
Takato Nakamura, Head of Education and Outreach Division Tama Zoo

(February 2, 2026)